The Washington Area Film Critics Association, a prestigious and respectable group of film critics who accidentally let me into their ranks a few years ago and haven’t been able to get rid of me, released their WAFCA Awards today. Since I had a hand in the voting sharing the results is naturally something I must do.
I can tell you right now that while most of the nominations were very deserving none of my top selections actually won. I enjoyed The Social Network, but didn’t think it was better than Black Swan or 127 Hours, and I really thought Inception should have been knocked off the nomination list all together, but this is the power of voting.
Below you will find all the awards, which pretty much mirror the Oscars categories. Winners are in bold with the rest of the nominees in regular typeface. Let us know what you think.
The Washington Area Film Critics Association, a prestigious and respectable group of film critics who accidentally let me into their ranks a few years ago and haven't been able to get rid of me, released their WAFCA Awards today. Since I had a hand in the voting sharing the results is naturally something I must do.
I can tell you right now that while most of the nominations were very deserving none of my top selections actually won. I enjoyed The Social Network, but didn't think it was better than Black Swan or 127 Hours, and I really thought Inception should have been knocked off the nomination list all together, but this is the power of voting.
Below you will find all the awards, which pretty much mirror the Oscars categories. Winners are in bold with the rest of the nominees in regular typeface. Let us know what you think.{{page_break}}
Best Film

“Black Swan”
“Inception”
“127 Hours”
“The Social Network”
“Toy Story 3″
Best Director
Darren Aronofsky, “Black Swan”
Christopher Nolan, “Inception”
Danny Boyle, “127 Hours”
David Fincher, “The Social Network”
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, “True Grit”
Best Actor
Jeff Bridges, “True Grit”
Robert Duvall, “Get Low”
Jesse Eisenberg, “The Social Network”
Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”
James Franco, “127 Hours”
Best Actress
Annette Bening, “The Kids Are All Right”
Anne Hathaway, “Love & Other Drugs”
Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Winter’s Bone”
Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, “The Fighter”
Andrew Garfield, “The Social Network”
John Hawkes, “Winter’s Bone”
Sam Rockwell, “Conviction”
Geoffrey Rush, “The King’s Speech”
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, “The Fighter”
Helena Bonham Carter, “The King’s Speech”
Melissa Leo, “The Fighter”
Hailee Steinfeld, “True Grit”
Jacki Weaver, “Animal Kingdom”
Best Adapted Screenplay
“127 Hours”
“The Social Network”
“Toy Story 3”
“True Grit”
“Winter’s Bone”
Best Original Screenplay
“Another Year”
“Black Swan”
“Inception”
“The Kids Are All Right”
“The King’s Speech”
Best Animated Feature
“Despicable Me”
“How to Train Your Dragon”
“Megamind”
“Tangled”
“Toy Story 3”
Best Documentary
“Exit Through the Gift Shop”
“Inside Job”
“Restrepo”
“The Tillman Story”
“Waiting for Superman”
Best Foreign Language Film
“Biutiful”
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
“I Am Love”
“Mother”
“White Material”
Best Art Direction
“Alice in Wonderland”
“Black Swan”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I”
“Inception”
“True Grit”
Best Cinematography
“Black Swan”
“Inception”
“127 Hours”
“The Social Network”
“True Grit”
Best Score
“Black Swan”
“Inception”
“127 Hours”
“The Social Network”
“True Grit”
Best Acting Ensemble
“The Fighter”
“Inception”
“The Kids Are All Right”
“The Social Network”
“The Town”
